1. History of the Donga Ilbo
The Donga Ilbo was established April 1st, 1920 and has a history of over 80 years.
The Donga Ilbo, established during the dark times of the Japanese occupation, was established for the people with the motto ‘nationalism, democracy, culture’, the Donga Ilbo was the subject of suspended publication a number of times such as for its article on the independence movement in Pyeangyang, and the removal of the Japanese flag from the breast of athlete Son Gijeong during the Olympics.
After liberation the newspaper the newspaper was also oppressed for its role against the dictatorial government of the time that it criticized, when in 1974-75 certain advertising contracts were terminated by the Yushin government and in their place can be seen only blank spaces, a first in the history of the press in the world.
With the advent of democracy during the latter half of the 1980s, the Donga Ilbo began improvements to its paper quality and the advent of new informational technology

2. Donga Ilbo and its readers
“Donga Ilbo, if you give in too I’m leaving and going abroad for sure!” - Ehwa University student S
These were the encouraging words of a citizen during conflicts with the government of Park Cheonghee.
It serves as a proud memory for the Donga Ilbo, as well as for the people of Korea during the 1970s, and here can be seen exhibited the situation of advertisements at the time and various encouragements from the people printed in the paper.

3. Donga Broadcasting (DBS)
Donga Broadcasting was the first private broadcasting station in the country, beginning broadcasting on April 25th, 1963..
News programs such as ‘Radio Morning’, documentaries, dramas, talk shows and other programs have been popular, as well as ‘cheerful drawing room’, ‘Gounjeong Miunjeong’ that have had a high listenership.
With the merger and abolition of media laws, broadcasting ended at November 30th, 1980.

4. Cultural activities of the Donga Ilbo
Here are exhibited the cultural activities of the Donga Ilbo since its founding in 1920.
New year literary subscription system, Donga Contest, Donga Dance Contest, Donga Theatre Prize, Donga International Marathon, National Science Invention Gathering, International Scholarly Conference, Inchon Prize are just some of the cultural activities being continued by the Donga Ilbo.

5. Newspaper creation room
Wouldn’t it be sad to leave the Presseum without even one page of a newspaper?
Here is the newspaper creation room you can come in and make your own newspaper..
You can pick your own background, insert pictures, enter simple articles, and make your own newspaper.
Come in with your friends, family or a special someone to make a special memory.

6. Quiz game and information search
There is a quiz game on the content of the 3rd floor. If you get all four levels right you and others will know you as an honorable pressologist! In the information search corner you can look for information on various newspaper sites in Korea and in other countries.

7. Newspapers of tomorrow
What are the newspapers of tomorrow going to look like?
Just like looking at a movie with moving images, connected to a data bank, a two-way street between the journalist and the readers, the future form of the newspaper and its expansions are shown.

8. Image education room
Here you can see the stages in the making of a newspaper in four films of ten minutes in length.
“The Jurassic Times” is an animation showing the age of dinosaurs in a comical vein, “A day in the life of a reporter” is a documentary showing the day of a reporter from the interview to editing, creation and delivery of a newspaper. “Newspaper production” shows the stages in newspaper production through CTS, and the last one introduces the Donga Ilbo itself.